The City of Lawrence is opening another winter emergency shelter near the University of Kansas campus, in partnership with the Red Cross.
Homeless Programs Coordinator Misty Bosch-Hastings told the Journal-World Tuesday afternoon that the overnight shelter at University Community of Christ, 1900 University Drive, will open at 6 p.m. this evening. The shelter will have space for another 25 individuals to stay ...
The chapter of Lawrence’s city code that lays out rules related to the conservation of properties on the local historic register could get its first update in more than three decades this week.
At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, city leaders will consider adopting Ordinance No. 10016, which entirely replaces the existing Conservation of Historic Resources Code. The chapter of the code that’s ...
Lawrence native Shiloh LeBeau is no stranger to turning adversity into success.
LeBeau, who is Navajo and Lakota, was born in Lawrence and has lived here for the vast majority of her life. She spent her youth in and out of juvenile detention before becoming a teen mother at 15.
But despite those challenges, LeBeau has stacked up wins — first in her personal life, and eventually as an amateur athlete. She ...
When The Village — Lawrence's new project to house the homeless — eventually opens at 256 N. Michigan St., it’ll also come with extensive staff training, a strict mid-evening curfew and a grievance process for nearby neighbors and businesses.
That’s all according to the operations manual for the community of 64-square-foot Pallet cabins, which is set to be run by the Lawrence Community Shelter. The City ...
In the past six months, dozens of Lawrence drivers have been granted some grace instead of a ticket after being pulled over for an equipment violation.
That’s thanks to the Lawrence Police Department’s partnership with the national “Lights On!” program. As the Journal-World has reported, the program teams up with law enforcement agencies nationwide to provide vouchers to people who are stopped for ...
Applications are now open for the steering committee that will guide the process of selecting a site for a downtown Lawrence bus station.
As the Journal-World has reported, the Lawrence City Commission approved the framework for a proposed 12-member steering committee for the project last week. The city’s transit office is working to replace the existing temporary downtown bus hub located across the street ...
